Inclusion Infusions Podcasts
Listening to an Inclusion Infusions podcast is an opportunity to listen in on in-depth conversations on identity and inclusion with guests from all walks of life. Each episode the Co-hosts will engage in a conversation to draw from the guest their perspectives on equity, diversity, inclusion, exclusion, hardship and leadership, and link this to the reality facing employees in Ontario’s Colleges today.
What Makes an Inclusion Champion?
- This episode will try to uncover what it means to be an Inclusion Champion, and how they are made. Co-hosts Jason Timms from the Centre for Accessible Learning and Sarah Gauen, Inclusion & Diversity Specialist, will be joined by all of the nominees of Algonquin College’s inaugural Inclusion Champions employee award. Listen in for some inspiring stores and experiences from the role models for fostering change to create spaces where everyone belongs. Transcript.
- This podcast is an open response to the curiosity and controversy surrounding washrooms and the trans and non-binary community. Listening to an Inclusion Infusions podcast is an opportunity to hear the perspectives of expert thinkers in the field of equity, diversity and inclusion, and tie that to the practicalities of Ontario’s College system. This episode’s co-hosts Dr. Martin Lee and Sarah Gauen speak with national and local experts from Pride at Work Canada, the Algonquin College Students Association and Campus Security on safety, security and the lived experiences of transgender students and employees.
Finding Your Voice with Waubgeshig Rice
- Bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice joins Algonquin College for a conversation on lived experiences and the role of culture in authentically finding your voice as an author, writer, chef or any other creative endeavour pursued by College learners. What should students and the College community know and understand about other creators — business people, inventors, artists — who also draw upon cultural roots to succeed in their work? How can we learn to better appreciate this approach in others — and learn to apply the approach to our own endeavors?
A Vision for Accessible Colleges
- This podcast is an invitation to think critically about the challenges and opportunities of making our learning and working spaces work for everyone. This episode dives into the topic of accessibility on campus, co-hosted by Sara Jordan, Manager of Algonquin College’s Centre for Accessible Learning and Sarah Gauen, Inclusion & Diversity Specialist. They are joined by Michael Lifshitz, comedian and accessibility advocate, and Lindsay Bortot expert in employment and career development.
A Discussion on Race in Education
- This episode is a timely and candid conversation on the impacts of race in the Ontario education system with three experts: Meghan Wills, Interim-chair of Parents for Diversity; Tim McCaskell, author of the book Race to Equity: Disrupting Educational Inequality; and Pascale Diverlus, Co-founder Black Lives Matter – Toronto. The guest host is Annette Carla Bouzi, professor in the School of Business at Algonquin College and President of the faculty union. Annette adeptly guides a difficult but important conversation on issues that need to be confronted in the College system to achieve educational inclusion, such as the trauma of racism and the challenges of performative allyship.
The Reality of Virtual Inclusion with Laraine Kaminsky
- This podcast is an invitation to think critically about this new virtual world and workplaces we find ourselves in through the lens of inclusion and exclusion. This Inclusion Infusions podcast is an opportunity to hear the perspectives of this episode’s expert thinker Laraine Kaminsky on the pivot to virtual classrooms and remote workplaces, in the context of the Ontario College System. This episode is co-hosted by Wadhah Almonaifi from AC Online and Sarah Gauen, Inclusion and Diversity Specialist at Algonquin College.
In Conversation with Lionel Laroche on Intercultural Competence
- This podcast is an in-depth conversation on intercultural competence with expert Dr. Lionel Laroche. The hosts discuss what Intercultural competence actually is, why it matters, and how you can develop it as an introduction to the topic. This podcast will tie the concept of intercultural competence to the College system in Ontario today, and how it benefits faculty, administrative and support staff. Hosted by Algonquin College’s I&D Circle members Sarah Gauen, Inclusion & Diversity Specialist and Ian Pineau, Professor, Outdoor Adventure at Pembroke Waterfront Campus. Grab a coffee and join us for the conversation.
- This first podcast from Algonquin College’s Inclusion & Diversity team features interviews with ten women’s leaders from every dimension of our College. Listen in as each woman generously shares her leadership journey, experiences for inspiration, and provides advice for aspiring leaders in Ontario’s College system. Hosted by Algonquin College’s I&D Circle members Sarah Gauen, Inclusion & Diversity Specialist and Tracy Norris, Manager Academic Partnerships. Grab a coffee and join us for the conversation.